Adrift in the california desert, the trio develops an ascetic regime of storytelling, boozing, and. It explores new ways of storytelling in a digital world. Douglas couplands most popular book is generation x. In 1991, before the internet, canadian coupland wrote about historical overdosing in his novel generation x to live in a period of time when too much seems to happen. A remembrance of things past that turns inexplicably into a harbinger of the apocalypseas well as couplands hey nostradamus. Douglas coupland puts capotes unfinished answered prayers at number one, blowing right by breakfast at tiffanys and in cold blood, too. He is the author of the international bestsellers generation a and jpod and nine other novels, including the gum thief, hey nostradamus. A novel paperback september 7, 2002 by douglas coupland author visit amazons douglas coupland page. Douglas coupland is a canadian visual artist, writer, and designer. It follows the lives of three friends andy, dag, and claire who live in rented bungalows in palm springs, california. Tales for an accelerated culture, popularized terms such as mcjob and generation x. This book is a collection of short stories about various genxers living a life after god, as part of the first generation raised without any religion. See more ideas about douglas coupland, generation game and planet books.
His novels and visual work synthesize high and low culture, web technology, religion, and changes in human existence caused by modern technologies. In fact it is the generation that wants to lose all status and step out of the merrygoround of status. How ironic that douglas coupland, the man who popularized the term generation x, turns out to be one of the least ironic novelists of his generation. This is closer to the humour and observation of his older books with plenty of ridiculous, but it still feels like hes fallen out of love with the world. Generation a is set in the near future in a world where bees are extinct, until five unconnected people all around the world in the united states, canada. The official website of douglas preston and lincoln child books. Generation x, shampoo planet, and most recently, life after god. Douglas coupland born 1961 is a canadian novelist, visual artist and designer. Douglas coupland books list of books by author douglas coupland. Select guests could explore the exhibit in an intimate setting as they enjoyed. A 1988 article for vancouver magazine led to the writing of his first book, generation x. Liz dunn, unmarried and unattached, works as a cubicle clone at some communications firm in vancouver and appears to have few passions, obsessions. An internationally traveling art exhibition, a catalogue accompanying that exhibition and a very large compendium of essays and fiction to be published in october 2016.
The stories are set around a theme of a generation raised without religion. Douglas coupland has 71 books on goodreads with 3308 ratings. Life after god is a collection of short stories by douglas coupland, published in 1994. Mixing the bizarre and the mundane, douglas coupland s novels explore social change and the texture of the times. Like much of couplands writing, it occupies the perplexing hinterland between optimism about the future and everyday apocalyptic paranoia. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose surnames begin with j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a massive vancouver game design company.
Douglas coupland canadian journalist and novelist britannica. Hes especially good when writing in the voice of an actual character, not a neutral. Generation x is seen as the lost generation, the author explains the opposite. The official website of douglas preston and lincoln child. Tales for an accelerated culture 1991, literally named a generation. Generation x is douglas couplands classic novel about the generation born in the late 1950s and 1960sa generation known until then simply as twenty somethings. His first novel was the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Jan 15, 2007 douglas coupland puts capotes unfinished answered prayers at number one, blowing right by breakfast at tiffanys and in cold blood, too. Douglas coupland is a canadian novelist, visual artist and designer. Douglas coupland chuck palahniuk the new york public library. Douglas coupland s tale of four strangers, holed up in an airport cocktail lounge while the world around them crumbles, has an odd tenderness, says stephanie merritt published. I love douglas couplands older books but have been sorely disappointed by his recent publications. Douglas coupland has 71 books on goodreads with 369 ratings.
Liz dunn, unmarried and unattached, works as a cubicle clone at some communications firm in vancouver and appears to have few passions, obsessions, vocations, or hobbies. Coupland offers an excessonexcess satire of what he may see as the worst culture ever a judgment both expressed by and embodied in raymond gunt, its wholly dominant title character. Douglas couplands inventive novelthink clerks meets whos afraid of virginia woolf. Douglas coupland inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Mixing the bizarre and the mundane, douglas couplands novels explore social change and the texture of the times. He is the author of the international bestseller jpod and ten other novels including the gum thief, hey nostradamus. Douglas coupland oc obc born 1961 is a canadian novelist and artist. Coupland is a frequent contributor for the new republic, the new york times, and wired.
Douglas coupland is a canadian author who is credited with popularising the terms generation x and mcjob in his 1991 novel, generation x. Douglas couplands tale of four strangers, holed up in an airport cocktail lounge while the world around them crumbles, has an odd tenderness, says stephanie merritt published. He has been on a roll with his last few books, and generation a is yet another success. Of the coupland books that i have read all families are psychotic, girlfriend in a coma. His novels may, on the whole, be loaded with typographical trickery, brand names of the. Books by douglas coupland author of generation x goodreads. A novel by douglas coupland and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Each are very profound, and all of coupland s weakenesses as a writerthe cutesiness and hipster lingo, the product placement in place of character development, the fauxkerouac proseare. He grew up in a canadian military family and went on to study science at university before finally studying art at the emily carr university of art and design. Generation a mirrors couplands debut novel, 1991s generation x. Recommend a first douglas coupland novel fiction ask metafilter.
Maybe one of the more frightening things ive read about data collection. Generation x is douglas couplands classic novel about the generation born in the late 1950s and 1960s. Tales for an accelerated culture by douglas coupland, jpod by douglas. Bit rot combines new and existing fictional short stories and essays written and compiled by the artist, and creates a parallel narrative to the exhibition itself. Often when i read a strangers list of favorite books, it seems geared only to impress an english lit. Douglas coupland was born on a nato base in germany in 1961. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. Coupland was born on a canadian military base in germany. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller generation x. See all books authored by douglas coupland, including generation x. Jpod, douglas coupland s most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. His new book of short stories and drawings describes the mental framework of someone who grew up in a secular environment. Douglas coupland books list of books by author douglas.
Mar 30, 2014 coupland offers an excessonexcess satire of what he may see as the worst culture ever a judgment both expressed by and embodied in raymond gunt, its wholly dominant title character. Born on a canadian nato base, douglas coupland grew up in vancouver, where he attended the emily carr college of art and design now the emily carr university of art and design. He is a writer and producer, known for jpod 2008, everythings gone green 2006 and all families are psychotic. Welcome to the official site of douglas preston and lincoln child. He grew up in a canadian military family and went on to study science at university before finally studying art at the emily carr university of art and design, then at the design institute in italy and the. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. I am acutely aware of the fact that having a talent or skill in one line of art, does not mean you have the same level of skill in another line. Oct 05, 2010 how ironic that douglas coupland, the man who popularized the term generation x, turns out to be one of the least ironic novelists of his generation. For those qualities alone, this is worth a look, though its hipperthanthou selfsatisfaction runs close to the surface of a superficial book. An app is only successful if it puts a lot of people out of work. His novels may, on the whole, be loaded with typographical trickery, brand names of the nanosecond, slacking youngsters, and simpsons references, but hes also deep into a suite of timelessly, radically unhip novelistic themes. The stand by stephen king, harry potter reread sixth time, the way of kings by the illustrious brandon sanderson, 1984, and the very hungry caterpillar will probably read it to my son.
Some practical writing advice from douglas coupland. His second novel, shampoo planet, was published by pocket books in 1992. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Tales for an accelerated culture is the first novel published by douglas coupland in 1991.
He has published fourteen novels, two collections of short stories, eight nonfiction books, and a number of dra. Douglas coupland was born on a canadian nato base in badensollingen, west germany, on 30 december, 1961. This is as good a place to start as any with coupland. The jacket for the hardcover book reads you are the first generation to be raised without religion. Still unsure of what it is i am craving but i am hoping i have come across it with the author douglas coupland. A celebrated novelist, visual artist, and designer, douglas coupland has been making work about popular culture and the effects of the technological revolution on the human brain for more than 20 years. Jpod, douglas couplands most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. How ironic that douglas coupland, the man who popularized the term generation x. This is closer to the humour and observation of his older books with.
Douglas coupland chuck palahniuk the new york public. Thoughts on douglas coupland well lately i have been feeling somewhat lost and have had my eyes open for a new series or author to fulfill some weird apatite of mine. Amazon can tell if youre straight or gay within seven purchases. First edition, hardcover, signed and inscribed, fine in fine dust jacket, 244 pp. Here you can learn more about the authors, their collaboration and their books. Douglas coupland was born on december 30, 1961 in badensollingen, west germany. Tales for an accelerated culture, and the gum thief, and more on. He is the author of the international bestsellers generation a and jpod, and nine other novels, among them the gum thief, hey nostradamus. Douglas coupland goodreads author shelved 1 time as douglascoupland avg rating 3. In 1991, before the internet, canadian coupland wrote about historical overdosing in his novel generation x to live in a period of time when too. Andy, claire, and dag, each in their twenties, have quit pointless jobs in their respective hometowns to find better meaning in life.
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